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Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two BIFA's, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award, five times for a Golden Globe Award and once for an Academy Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as Braveheart (1995), Michael Collins (1996), 28 Days Later (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Troy (2004), Suffragette (2015), Paddington 2 (2017), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as The General (1998), In Bruges (2008), The Guard (2011), Calvary (2014), Frankie (2019), and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the lattermost film. He won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2009 for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm. He also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance as Donald Trump in the Showtime series The Comey Rule (2020). From 2017 to 2019 he starred in the crime series Mr. Mercedes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Stephen Frears' Sundance TV series State of the Union (2022).

Brendan Gleeson

FLINT FIREFORGE
for FLINT FIREFORGE in Dragonlance: Winter Night
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The Companions are now hardened fugitives, split apart by circumstance. Sturm Brightblade, clinging to the fading honor of the Knights of Solamnia, guides one group across the frozen southern plains, seeking allies in a world that has forgotten them. Meanwhile, the elven princess Laurana finds her idealism shattered by the brutal realities of war and must step up to become the leader her people need. The film is a story of dual struggles: one against the harsh elements and political betrayals, the other a terrifying descent into the elven kingdom of Silvanesti, which has been magically twisted into a living nightmare. It culminates in a devastating siege where Sturm must make a final, hopeless stand, and Laurana embraces her new role as the "Golden General," a hardened commander forged in tragedy.